Crime Rate in Stort Valley, ward

Stort Valley has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Uttlesford district and the 544th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 69th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Stort Valley in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% lower than the Uttlesford district average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Stort Valley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Stort Valley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Pound Lane. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.